The Phantom of the Opera maybe closing on Broadway but POTO fans will be delighted that Broadway Italia will be opening the production in Trieste for a strictly limited run this summer.
Starring as The Phantom, Ramin Karimloo will rekindle his inner Phantom. Karimloo Funny Girl/Broadway, Les Miserables) last performed the role at The Royal Albert Hall in 2012 for the 25th anniversary of the London production.
The production will open at the Teatro Stabile del Friuli Venezia Giulia in Trieste on 4th July 2023. The production will be presented by Broadway Italia in its original language, English and directed by Federico Bellone (Dirty Dancing, Phoenix Theatre/Dominion Theatre and Mary Poppins, Italy).
Ramin said, “I couldn’t be more thrilled to be part of this new production of The Phantom of the Opera with Broadway Italia. I’m excited to work with director, Federico Bellone. Together we have been long-standing fans of the original production and both agree it’s a masterpiece. We want to celebrate that and have let that inspire us into creating a brand-new production of the glorious score, story and design”.
With original music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Charles Hart and book and additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe, The Phantom of the Opera is presented by an agreement with the Really Useful Group.
Set in the late nineteenth century, the show is based on the novel of the same name by Gaston Leroux and tells the story of a mysterious masked musical genius, who lives in the labyrinth of tunnels under Palais Garnier, the iconic opera house in Paris, who becomes infatuated with a beautiful soprano, Christine Daaé.
Federico Bellone, Director says: “At last, thanks to the definitive recovery of the musical theatre industry in Italy we have the opportunity to stage a show that is a milestone in the history of the musical and that, for the first time, plays in Italy, boasting the presence of an actor considered an excellence worldwide, with the hope of following up all the other productions we have planned”.
The tickets will be available from 3rd March 2023 presale for subscribers of the Teatro Stabile del Friuli Venezia Giulia and on general sale from 9th March 2023.
Watch Ramin Karimloo performing as The Phantom in the 25th Anniversary performance at the Royal Albert Hall, with Sierra Boggess as Christine Daae.